daughter

[daw-ter]

noun

1. a female child or person in relation to her parents.

2. any female descendant.

3. a person related as if by the ties binding daughter to parent.

   daughter of the church.

4. anything personified as female and considered with respect to its origin.

   The United States is the daughter of the 13 colonies.

5. Chemistry, Physics.,  an isotope formed by radioactive decay of another isotope.

adjective

1. Biology.,  pertaining to a cell or other structure arising from division or replication.

   daughter cell; daughter DNA.

daughter

/ ˈdɔːtə /

noun

1. a female offspring; a girl or woman in relation to her parents

2. a female descendant

3. a female from a certain country, etc, or one closely connected with a certain environment, etc

   a daughter of the church

4. archaic,  (often capital) a form of address for a girl or woman

1. biology denoting a cell or unicellular organism produced by the division of one of its own kind

2. physics (of a nuclide) formed from another nuclide by radioactive decay

Other Word Forms

• daughterly adjective
• daughterliness noun
• daughterhood noun
• daughter-like adjective
• daughterless adjective
• daughterlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of daughter¹

before 950; Middle English doughter, Old English dohtor; cognate with German Tochter, Greek thygátēr, Sanskrit duhitā

Word History and Origins

Origin of daughter¹

Old English dohtor; related to Old High German tohter daughter, Greek thugatēr, Sanskrit duhitá

Example Sentences

We were blessed with a precious daughter, now 25.

From Los Angeles Times

"He is a hero for the entire village," says Ram Dayal, whose daughter was injured in the 25 July incident and now goes to school at Mr Singh's residence.

From BBC

She is survived by her husband, the Duke of Kent, aged 89, and their two sons and a daughter.

From BBC

Each are in their separate homes, but there’s a sense of convivial affection between them after playing Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, and his eldest daughter, Lady Mary, for so long.

From Los Angeles Times

Her husband has died from the stress of trying to keep their rancho, her sons live in hardship and her daughter is married to a white man.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• child 
• descendant 
• female offspring www.thesaurus.com
• girl 
• kid 
• offspring